Laylat Al-Qadr clashes at Qalandia
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is something surreal about Palestinian protests. As a huge protest gathered at Ramallah last Thursday, other parts of East Jerusalem were eerily quiet, and at […]
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The rise and fall of Jerusalem’s light rail
Several years ago I wrote a series of articles on the launch of the Jerusalem light rail. We looked at safety issues, business on Jaffa street, ticket buying confusion and […]
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Man on the make or fleeting moment?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The big news now is some shadowy figure named Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has announced himself ‘Caliph‘. In point of fact he has the imprimatur of […]
Remembering the outbreak of WWI: A review
A review of Max Hastings’ 1914 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN originally published in The Jerusalem Post As Frenchmen were called to join their units in a mass migration of conscripts […]
From the Palestine flag ban to Zuabi
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Does anyone recall today that it used to be illegal to fly the Palestinian flag in Israel, including the West Bank and Gaza? Just a thought […]
Best Saddam rant ever
By Seth J. Frantzzman No Mr Faisal Abbas at Al-Arabiya; Maliki is not a new Saddam (see link below)…Saddam was a leader; Saddam understood his military; Saddam waged a successful […]
Limmud in Moscow
More than 1,000 Jews from former Soviet Union gather for Limmud in Moscow By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, first published in The Jerusalem Post The ninth annual Limmud FSU – a […]
New 1920 document sheds light on Bedouin land claims
The new treasure map to Bedouin landholdings Seth J. Frantzman Originally published in Mida in English and Hebrew In the fall of 2013 the organization Rabbis for Human Rights was […]
Israel’s k-word controversy
Terra incognita: Israel’s k-word: Can Holon teach us a lesson in racism? By Seth J. Frantzman, March 5, 2014 (The Jerusalem Post) At a conference at the Ruppin Academic Center, […]
Barbados touring guide
Sugar, sun and history By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Publish at The Jerusalem Post 02/08/2014 22:33 THE LITTLE Good Harbor beach on the northwest coast of Barbados. A great place to watch […]
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